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Municipal Lawyers

Nov. 7, 2013

After high court decision, wage law rankles municipalities

SB 7 may soon face arguments in court that the law violates the state constitution.


By Paul Jones


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SACRAMENTO - Unions here command a lot of clout. Anyone looking for an example need only look at SB 7, a new law stripping state funds from cities that don't comply with union-friendly wage rules. The bill comes after a recent state Supreme Court decision affirming charter cities' right to set their own wage rules for locally funded projects. Now, SB 7 may itself soon face arguments in court that the law ...

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